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LOT 0679
Late Roman Highly Ornate Solid Gold Frame
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 32.4 mm).
With applied heart-shaped openwork panels and octahedrons on the outer face of a decorative ring band.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Literature
See Niederle, L., Příspěvky k vývoji byzantských šperků ze IV. - X. Století (Contributions to the development of Byzantine jewellery from the IV. - 10th century,), Praha, 1930, fig.6, for a pendant with similar heart-shaped patterns.
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LOT 0679
Late Roman Highly Ornate Solid Gold Frame
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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